Scaptia lata

Scaptia lata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Tabanidae
Genus:	Scaptia
Species:	S. lata
Binomial name
	Scaptia lata; (Guérin-Méneville, 1835)
Synonyms
	Tabanus lata Guérin-Méneville, 1835

Scaptia lata, coliguacho or tabano negro is a large horse fly whose range includes southern Chile and southern Argentina.[1][2] The fly has a striking reddish-orange coloration on the side of its thorax and abdomen. It is generally around 2 cm. in adult size.

Like most species of horse flies, the females of Scaptia lata need to feed on mammalian blood before they can produce eggs.[3]

References

"Horse Fly from Patagonia". What's That Bug. 3 January 2009. Retrieved 17 February 2010.
"Tábano - Coliguacho (Colihuacho)". Pucón Chile. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 17 February 2010.
González, C. R.; Sanhueza, Y. (2004). "Comparative study of mouthparts of the female of three species of Scaptia (Scaptia) Walker from Chile (Diptera: Tabanidae)". Acta Entomológica Chilena. Instituto de Entomología. 28 (1): 23–31. ISSN 0716-5072. OCLC 487184759.

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[1] "Horse Fly from Patagonia". What's That Bug. 3 January 2009. Retrieved 17 February 2010.

[2] "Tábano - Coliguacho (Colihuacho)". Pucón Chile. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 17 February 2010.

[González-3] González, C. R.; Sanhueza, Y. (2004). "Comparative study of mouthparts of the female of three species of Scaptia (Scaptia) Walker from Chile (Diptera: Tabanidae)". Acta Entomológica Chilena. Instituto de Entomología. 28 (1): 23–31. ISSN 0716-5072. OCLC 487184759.